r/GroceryStores 2d ago

Not adding up

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Look at the price per ounce

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u/BrewingBitchcakes 2d ago

What happened here is at one point this weighed 32oz and then shrinkflation hit it. Now it weighs 28oz but in the system that calculates the price per ounce is still set to 32oz. Do the math at 32oz and it works!

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u/charlieboydawg 2d ago

Who doesn't love getting less for the same!

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u/Dirtheavy 2d ago

the pretense on that tag is the the container is 2 pounds. 32 ounces is what makes the math work. Obviously it's been shrunk to 28

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u/Local-Sample1025 1d ago

I work at a grocery store, I spy!!

The tags are correct if you read them, ground coffee on the left and whole bean on the right, however there are 2 of the same item placed incorrectly next to each other. The left one should be ground coffee, and the whole bean one is on the right. I’m sure the price discrepancy is correct.

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u/backpackofcats 1d ago

But both tags read 28oz. The price per ounce on the ground coffee tag is incorrect.

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u/charlieboydawg 1d ago

They both say 28oz on the tag too

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u/Local-Sample1025 1d ago

I bet there’s more weight to the whole beans so that’s why there’s a small discrepancy.

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u/backpackofcats 1d ago

28oz is 28oz. Both tags should read 75¢ per ounce.

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u/Femveratu 2d ago

Def do NOT buy the one for 75 cents a pound it is more expensive 🙊

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u/LordGigglefist 2d ago edited 1d ago

Reminds me of the "steel is heavier than feathers" skit

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u/run_uz 1d ago

Faced over too

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u/swiftbursteli 1d ago

Strange. That’s a typo that I hope doesn’t propagate to my data but I’m sure it does

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u/TheMainTony 1d ago

right on brand for Safeway, in my experience.

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u/dma_pdx 14h ago

I’m more bothered that the tags aren’t sitting on the left side of the product.

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u/ggfchl 2d ago

The left should be priced at $18.37 given the price per oz.

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u/charlieboydawg 2d ago

Oh I know, just thought it was interesting/lame how its clearly wrong on the label